IN a world where, for the majority of people, the majesty of the law is at least as remote as the majesty of the Bourbons anything that might resurrect the foundation idea that our courts are a place where citizens can seek redress, no matter how powerful their opponents, must be welcomed.

The liberal establishment in London and around the continent is aghast at how populism is tearing Europe apart, writes Yanis Varoufakis

IT would seem that some of those who oppose the Nice Treaty are concerned about “the loss of democracy” and would prefer that the Irish Government retained an absolute veto on all EU decisions.